Space

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is revolutionizing and revitalizing the way nations operate in space, from guidance systems for crewed vehicles to the management, tracking, and control of communication satellite constellations, to monitoring the Earth from space. Benefits of using GPS include:

Video: On Target With GPS(NASA Applications and Innovations, December 2010)

Benefits

Providing high precision positioning with minimum ground control.

Replacing high cost, and high mass, on-board sensors.

“GPS is transforming the way nations operate in space -- from guidance systems for the International Space Station’s return vehicle to the control of communication satellites to entirely new forms of Earth remote sensing. When all is said and done, the power and compass of this new tool will surely surpass what we can imagine now.”

View this page in:

Take Action:

GPS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Air Force. GPS.gov is maintained by the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing. Contact us / Tell us what you think of this website. Website host: NOAA. Privacy policy.
This page was last modified on March 6, 2018.
For the desktop version of this page, rotate your device to landscape.